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howling adjective [ ˈhaʊlɪŋ ]

• producing a long, doleful cry or wailing sound.
• "howling wolves"
• extreme or great.
• "the meal was a howling success"

howl verb

• make a howling sound.
• "he howled in agony"
Similar: bay, cry, yowl, bark, yelp, laugh, guffaw, roar, laugh loudly, roar with laughter, dissolve into laughter, be creased up, be doubled up, split one's sides, crack up, be in stitches, be rolling in the aisles, laugh fit to bust, fall about,
Origin: Middle English houle (verb), probably imitative.


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